CVE-2014-4117

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP1 and SP2, Word 2010 SP1 and SP2, Office for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2, and Word Web Apps 2010 Gold, SP1, and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted properties in a Word document, aka "Microsoft Word File Format Vulnerability."

Published: 2014-10-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-4117 is rated High Risk (66.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.46%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4117

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 32.03% 17.46% -14.57%
2 2025-12-28 35.71% 32.03% -3.68%
3 2025-12-27 — 35.71% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4117

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-4117

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4117

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2011 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_compatibility_pack — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sharepoint_server 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sharepoint_server 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word_web_apps 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_web_apps:2010:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word_web_apps 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_web_apps:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word_web_apps 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4117

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